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Ontario Premier Doug Ford warned that Canada could cut electricity exports to the U.S. in retaliation for Donald Trump’s new tariffs on Canadian goods.

The U.S. imposed a 25% tariff on most Canadian imports, citing border security concerns. Ford emphasized that U.S. states like New York and Michigan rely on Canadian energy and should “feel the pain.”

Canadian officials also announced $155 billion in counter-tariffs.

If enacted, energy restrictions would likely raise prices in the U.S., escalating trade tensions between the two countries.

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[–] [email protected] 86 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

They need to do this and make it absolutely clear that it is 100% Trump's fault. They cannot be allowed to make the claim that canada did it unprovoked or for the lulz.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 hours ago

The people who voted for Trump or stayed home are not going to understand that. They are the snowflakes and so caught up in their feelings that they can't be reasoned with.

Every day there's more "leopards eating faces" stories and in pretty much every single one, the face-eaten dumbarses Don realize that what happened was part of the plan all along.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Trudeau got in front of the cameras today and spelled this out. Our government chose to take this action, and Canada is having an entirely reasonable response. Once the tarrifs end, we can go back to where we were, but in the meantime, Americans need to learn how much they rely on Canadian trade and need to understand that this is entirely our government's fault.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Sadly, fox, oan and the usual right wing echo chambers aren't gonna feed Trudeau's message to their idiot masses. The people he reached are people that probably have at least half a clue what's happening and who is responsible.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago

those "proaganda-tainment" isnt going to mention trumps tariffs negatively affecting maga voters. i distinctly remember almost none of them did when he put tariffs in effect the 1st term.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 17 hours ago

There really is no way to back to where we were. We can only go forward from here. This is a bell that can’t be unrung.